The world probably won't end on Friday - but if it does, you'll want a good view.

Luckily, at least one website is already broadcasting the end of the world live on the Internet.

The Slooh Space Camera is broadcasting a series of live events designed to help the public watch for the arrival of mysterious, deadly planets, giant tides, blackouts and other phenomena which could destroy mankind.

The online events are being held in response to concerns (or at least mild interest) about the supposed apocalypse, which is said to coincide with the end of the 13th Mayan bak'tun (or 144,000-day cycle).

Each of the events will focus on a different area of concern, and send out pictures from observatories in Arizona and the Canary Islands, all in order to watch the skies for signs of impending doom.

Those include a massive sun eruption, a collision with a rogue planet and an asteroid impact.

"Rather than merely offer scientists' dismissals of the many silly doomsday scenarios that have now been heard by almost everyone in the world, and which have reportedly produced panic in Russia, Slooh will take a 'let's see for ourselves' attitude," said Astronomy Magazine columnist Bob Berman in a statement.